Kanji & Vocabulary Exercise Sheets

for Nakama 2

By

Masako O. Douglas
California State University, Long Beach

I created these worksheets with the following instructional objectives in my mind for the
intermediate level learners of kanji.

Learners will:
• Be aware of internal structures of complex kanji.
• Be able to break kanji into small components, including radicals.
• Learn kanji by grouping them by semantic network (similarity, opposite
meaning, grammatical category etc).
• Learn !"#$.
• Learn kanji and kanji compound in a syntactic level.
• Learn to pay attention to context.
• Apply a phonetic rule of the %&'( to new kanji to learn.

It is my sincere hope that the exercises aid students

endeavoring to learn kanji.

CSULB/Nakama2-ch1-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 )*+ , Chapter 1 -( ./012

$34444444444444

1.Break the following kanji into small familiar parts.

e.g. 5 kanji67katakana87kanji6, rotated 90 degree

<

2. Sort the kanji in the box , according to the radicals (components).

>7?7@7:7A7B7C7D

>

3. Read the sentences and write the most appropriate kanji on the line.

e.g.EF0G7BHIJ4✔✔✔✔
✔✔✔✔44LMNO/PQMR
>

a. S7T7;7UV444 444FH2R

b.WXHYIG/MH
✔✔✔✔ ✔✔✔✔G7W4444HYJZR
! (opposite)

c.WBHYIG/MHG7[4444H\JZR

CSULB/Nakama2-ch1-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

4. One of the kanji in each group is different from the others. Mark it and write the
reason.

Reason
] ^ √_ ` a Four kanji mean direction
: S T ; U
X : b 5 c
CH BH dH =0 <*
H H

5. Match the word on the left column with one of those on the right column and complete
the sentences with appropriate particles. Then, provide the most appropriate English
equivalent.

? Ph

ef iLh

_ jh

g? PN

_LPhR
e.g. Sentence____✔✔✔✔ ✔✔✔✔

English equivalent: It rains.________________________

a. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

b. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

c. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

CSULB/Nakama2-ch1-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 )*+ , Chapter 2 -( ./012

$34444444444444

1.Break the following kanji into small familiar parts.

e.g. l katakana m7kanji n

2. ✺t❍❏ the kanji in the box , according to the radicals (components).

w7x7y7z7{7|

3. Read the sentences and choose the most appropriate kanji from the box and write them
on the lines.

a. }~•V 444 444ZhR

b. €V*"hFE•G444 444 4444JZR

CSULB/Nakama2-chk-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 c.W3YI✔✔✔✔
G/MH ✔✔✔✔G7W444YJZR
(opposite)

d.444H‚ƒ„VOL0…H+ZR

†7{7‡7q7ˆ7‰7Š7‹7q

4. One of the kanji in each group is different from the others. Mark it and write the
reason.
Reason

o r Œ •
l ‡ Ž z

5. Match the word on the left column with one of those on the right column and complete
the sentences with appropriate particles. Then, provide the most appropriate English
equivalent.

x• G’2

ˆ‰ Zh

}~• M…h

•‘ F+h

a. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

b. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

c. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

d. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

CSULB/Nakama2-chk-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 )*+ , Chapter k -( ./012

$34444444444444

1.Break the following kanji into small familiar parts.

e.g. “ katakana ”7kanji •

2. Sort the kanji in the box , according to the radicals (components).

›7œ7•7ž7Ÿ

3. Find the common components in the following groups of kanji.

Common parts
e.g. 7f7= ¡
a. ¢7£
b. ¤7¥7¦7
c. @757A

CSULB/Nakama2-chk-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

4. Read the sentences and choose the most appropriate kanji from the box and write them
on the lines.

a. §•G7¨©ª444+Q…7«©ª444"+ZR

c. Ÿ™4444 444LZ¬JZR

G/MH
c.W¦"hYI✔✔✔✔ ✔✔✔✔G7W444ZYJZR
(opposite)
d.Wž¬hYIG/MHGW________hYJZR

•7-7 –7®7—7œ

5. One of the kanji in each group is different from the others. Mark it and write the
reason.
Reason
¯ - ° ±
² ³ ˆ ´

6. Match the word on the left column with one of those on the right column and complete
the sentences with appropriate particles. Then, provide the most appropriate English
equivalent.

µG/ ³h

¶„· ¼.h

¸¹º» MN

a. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

b. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

c. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent___________________________________________

CSULB/Nakama2-chk-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 )*+ , Chapter 4 -( ./012

$34444444444444

1.Break the following kanji into small familiar parts.

e.g. ½ katakana ¶7‚7¾ ¿ À

,Ä.Sort the kanji in the box , according to the radicals (component).

Å7Æ7Ç7!7È7-7É7Ê

3. Read the sentences and choose the most appropriate kanji from the box, and write them
on the lines.

a. Ë444ÌJ7ÍÎVÏ0+0MR

d. 6€ÐI444ÃG«©ª—+"+ZR

c. jÑ7ÒÓV444Ã0+ZR

CSULB/Nakama2-ch4-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 d.•Ô7ZÕ+Ö/RÉ×V4444.+0MR

Â7Ø7Ê7Ç

4. Find the common components in the following groups of kanji

Common part

- Ù = “
$ È Ì Ú Û
× Ü • Ý
! ˜ Þ

5. Match the word on the left column with one of those on the right column and complete
the sentences with appropriate particles. Then, provide the most appropriate English
equivalent.

ÇÃ *äh

ß8”àá **h

•‘ å’N

âã •N.h

a. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

b. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

c. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent____________________________________________

d. Sentence____________________________________________________

English equivalent__________________________________________

CSULB/Nakama2-ch4-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 )*+ , Chapter 5 -( ./012

$34444444444444

1.Break the following kanji into small familiar parts.

e.g. æ kanjiçèkanji é7katakana ¶7kanji âê&

a shape of the shrine gate on the right side

,Ä.Sort the kanji in the box , according to the radicals (component).

ð7ñ7ò7ë7ì7ó7

3. Find the words, which have opposite meaning, from the box and write them on the
lines.

a. WôHYIG/MH
✔✔✔✔ ✔✔✔✔G7W444HYJZR
opposite

e. Wò2YIG/MHG7W444õYJZR

CSULB/Nakama2-ch5-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 c. öñ÷høIG/MHG7W444ùhYJZR

d.öú0HøIG/MHG7W444HYJZR

û7ü7ý7þ

4. The following groups of kanji are used in the stem of the same grammatical
categories (such as verbs, adjectives, nouns etc.) except one in each group. Find the one,
which is different from others. Explain why it is different. (Some of the kanji have been
introduced in the previous chapters)

Explanation

ÿ ó ! " ñ
Å ô þ ú ý
# $ † % &

5. Match the definition on the left column with the words on the right column.

• ï|ª'Q…7(XZhEF • lô
R
• 0œ
• )lJéÁError!I*R
• #Ó
• ì+V0…7,’2•‘R
• ÑVFh
• ì+VOL0…7-Iì+V
—ùhEFR • 01201NZh

• •õHO/7•./O/ª)
hEFR

CSULB/Nakama2-ch5-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 )*+ , Chapter 6 -( ./012

$34444444444444

1.Break the following kanji into small familiar parts.

e.g. 2 kanji n7â7katakana¶, vertical line, mirror of katakana

á & left radical, which means “road”.

2. Put all the parts together and make one kanji. Write the sound of the kanji
(yomigana) and English meaning.

Parts kanji Sound English meaning

e.g. ¶66 7 0•èHê white
8✔+ 9
:6;
8✔6<6=
>6 ¡

k. Write the words, which have opposite meaning, on the line. Pay attention to
OKURIGANA (inflectional ending).

b. W?YIG/MH
✔✔✔✔ ✔✔✔✔G7W444YJZR
opposite

f. W@HYIG/MHG7W444HYJZR

c. öANøIG/MHG7W444+hYJZR

d.öBHøIG/MHG7W444HYJZR

CSULB/Nakama2-ch6-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

4. The following groups of kanji share something common, except one in each group.
Find the one, which is different from others. Explain why it is difference. (Some of the
kanji have been introduced in the previous chapters)

Explanation
C D 7 E
2H F+h GH Ih
JEK 5 LMšN r†

CSULB/Nakama2-ch6-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 )*+ , Chapter 7 -( ./012

$34444444444444

1.Break the following kanji into small familiar parts.

e.g. O radical, which looks like katakana P7kanji Q¿ kanji R

2. Put all the parts together and make one kanji. Write the sound of the kanji
(yomigana) and English meaning.

Parts kanji Sound English meaning

e.g.V6â6W6« U X Uas in
U‹èdictionary
ê
Y6«

Ž6Z6n

m6[
•6\6]

3. Write appropriate kanji on the line. Pay attention to OKURIGANA (inflectional

ending), if the words have them.

a.W^HYIG/MH
✔✔✔✔ ✔✔✔✔G7W444HYJZR
opposite

b.W_NYIG/MHG7W444NYJZR

CSULB/Nakama2-ch6-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 c. ö`HøIG/MHG7W444HYJZR

d. öaÑøFûõ•OG7W444 444YJZR

4. Write appropriate kanji on the lines.

a. Tª/bhcdeá·G7•444 444JZREIcdeá·G7Hf,

•Q444ª)Q…Hh*ª/b+ZR

b. 444I6Gg=ª7444I6G7h=ª/"+ZR

c. •iHV,’QM’7•444Ij„kV‹¬+ZR

d. l4446Icdeá·ªŽV,’H+0MR

5. The following groups of kanji share something in common, except one in each
group. Find the one, which is different from others. Explain why it is difference. (Some
of the kanji have been introduced in the previous chapters)

Explanation

m n ± ° o
Wp 2 q r$ í*
s t 3 ? ‡

CSULB/Nakama2-ch6-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 )*+ , Chapter 8 -( ./012

$34444444444444

1.Break the following kanji into small familiar parts.

e.g. u katakana ‚7katakana ¾ kanji v

2. Put all the parts together and make one kanji. Write the sound of the kanji (yomigana)
and English meaning. Some kanji need to be rotated.

Parts kanji Sound English meaning

e.g.•6z6[ w ß‚ was
inw9(explanation
)
¡6W6{

R6|

•6}6}
~6é6<6n

3. Choose appropriate kanji from the box and write them on the line. Pay attention to
OKURIGANA (inflectional ending), if the words have them.

a. •MN0I444 444G76€'ÓJZR

b.ì+V0…,’2•‘V444 444FHH+ZR

CSULB/Nakama2-ch6-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 c. €Páe•¸‚ƒ„ª444 0 444Õ+0MR

d.-(I‹¬•L•*’)HF¬G7U‹J4444‚+ZR

ƒ7„7…707†7œ7‡7ˆ7‰

4. The following groups of kanji share common components. Find it and write it.
(Some of the kanji have been introduced in the previous chapters)

Common part

w … Š ‹ Œ
‡ • Ž • I
• x î 0 Î

5ÄThe following group of kanji share the same ON reading, except one. Write the
common ON reading, and mark the one, which is different from the others.

Common ON
reading
e.g. ‘ J ’ √“ ”•
w A D ‰
$ l – Ž
— Ç ‹ ì

CSULB/Nakama2-ch6-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 )*+ , Chapter 9 -( ./012

$34444444444444

1. Put all the parts together and make one kanji. Write the sound of the kanji (yomigana)
and English meaning. Some kanji need to be rotated.

Parts kanji Sound English meaning

e.g. ¡ 6 ˜ 2Õ ocean
R6R6R
|6™
*6é6â
¡ 6 * 6n 6â

,. Write the appropriate kanji on the lines. Pay attention to OKURIGANA, if any.

a. WÝ2YIG/MHG7W444hYJZR

b. Wš2YIG/MHG7W444NYJZR

c. ö›…høIG/MHG7ö4442øJZR

d. WœcYFûõ•OGWœ4444 YJZR

3. The following groups of kanji share common meaning, except one. Mark
the one, which is different and explain why it is different from the others. (Some of
the kanji have been introduced in previous chapters.)

Explain
• ž Ÿ
¡' ]¢ Ó‘ q‹† §•†
£¤ É× Çà (X ‹“

CSULB/Nakama2-ch6-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

 )*+ , Chapter 10 -( ./012

$34444444444444

1. Put all the parts together and make one kanji. Write the sound of the kanji (yomigana)
and English meaning.

Parts kanji Sound English meaning

e.g. ¡ 6 ˜ 2Õ ocean
‘6¥
¡✔6✔¦
Y6w
§6 ¨

,. Write the appropriate kanji on the lines. Pay attention to OKURIGANA, if any.
(Some of the kanji have been introduced in previous chapters.)

a. 6€G7444 eL©HIJ7ÔªLÒqJZR

b. œGÓÔJZL7«4447•Ôª)"MHJZR

c. ¬IG/MHG7444ÂJZR

d. Q444JéÁ-H•V®Q…H+Z*R

3. The following groups of kanji share common ON reading, except one. Mark
the one, which is different and write the common ON reading. (Some of the kanji
have been introduced in previous chapters.)

ON reading
¯ ° ±
ü ² ³ ´
® ¬ «

CSULB/Nakama2-ch10-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas

4. Most of the following kanji are new, but you can guess their ON reading by paying
attention to the sound of the common components. Guess and write their ON reading.

ON reading

e.g.µ £ ¶ Xècommon part µhas the common

ON reading Xê
¬ · ¸
¹ « º
» ¼ ²
Ÿ ½ ¾

5. The following groups of kanji are used in the stem of the same grammatical
categories (such as verbs, adjectives, nouns etc.) except one in each group. Find the one,
which is different from others. Explain why it is difference. (Some of the kanji have been
introduced in the previous chapters)

Explanation
¿ À ž
° Á Â Ã

6. Choose two kanji from the box and make a kanji compound. Provide yomigana and
the most appropriate English equivalent.

¯7² 7Ä 7Q7’7Å7Æ 7Ç7

Kanji compound yomigana English meaning

CSULB/Nakama2-ch10-kanji exercise ©M. Douglas